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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Police said a Huntington man is in custody after being charged with causing a teenager’s drug death.
Tony Lee (HPD)
Investigators allege Tony Lee Jr. of Huntington sold meth to a 15 year-old boy–who used it and then suffered a heart attack on July 19 that claimed his life.
“The WV State Medical Examiner’s Office completed the autopsy and determined the cause of death to be methamphetamine intoxication,” Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said. “The investigation revealed

CHERRY GROVE, W.Va. — Firefighters are starting to get the upper hand on a forest fire in the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County which has been burning since last week.
Precipitation helped dampen the forest floor on the Woodside Fire near Cherry Grove and crews were able to increase containment to 75 percent over the weekend. Officials say because of that effort put in by firefighters over the weekend and the expected weather today, there’s a low probability of the fire spreading

STAR CITY, W.Va. — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 north near the Star City exit in Monongalia County.
The wreck occurred at around 8 a.m. Monday.
The northbound lanes have been closed. Traffic is backed up for several miles.

Vehicle Crash on I-79N at Mile Marker 155.0. The northbound road is closed.
Monongalia County, continue to expect delays due to a multi vehicle crash. https://t.co/9Qq9buueXd pic.twitter.com/KfqPZuZXbX
— West Virginia 511 (@WV511) November

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A search and rescue operation continues for a missing worker in a flooded Nicholas County coal mine
–A major fire is burning in an old warehouse type building in downtown Charleston
–We appear much closer to an end to the ongoing Government Shutdown
–In Sports: High school teams know who and when they’ll play in the first round of the high school football playoffs
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The U.S. Senate has taken the first step toward ending the longest-ever federal shutdown.
The Senate voted 60-40 late Sunday to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30.
Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both Republicans of West Virginia, were yes votes. 
Shelley Moore Capito
“West Virginians don’t want political games,” Capito said in a Saturday floor speech, ahead of the vote.
“They want their government open, they want their benefits